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Viral video shows three children being rescued from hot car where their mother left them to go shopping

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Their mother, 33-year-old Angela Garza-Amador told police she didn’t realize how long she was in the store shopping. SAN ANTONIO — A video out of San Antonio is going viral with millions of views. It shows three children including an infant getting rescued from a hot car. The video is painful to watch and listen … Read more

‘I was convicted of a crime I did not commit’: LGBTQ+ workshop provides hope for improved police encounters

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SAN ANTONIO – Pride Month may be coming to an end, but LGBTQ+ members of the community say they still face challenges and discrimination every day. So, ACT 4 SA, a grassroots criminal justice group, hosted a workshop to ensure that the LGBTQ+ community knew their rights when interacting with law enforcement. Cassandra Rivera Hurtado … Read more

Suni Lee, Simone Biles headed for Paris with U.S. women’s gymnastics team

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The five-member U.S. team was named following the conclusion of Sunday’s Olympic Trials at Target Center in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS — There may have been a few bobbles during the U.S. Olympic trials in women’s gymnastics, but it wasn’t going to stop individual Olympics all-around gold medalists Sunisa Lee and Simone Biles from heading to Paris. … Read more

‘It’s traumatic’ | Homeowner reacts after suspected drunk driver crashes into her southwest side home

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Surveillance cameras captured the moment a driver ran into the home. Fortunately, no one was hurt. SAN ANTONIO — One person is behind bars after crashing a car into a house on the city’s southwest side Friday night. San Antonio police were called to a single car crash on the 2000 block of Springvale Drive … Read more

Bye to the Big 12 and hello SEC: It’s party time for Texas and Oklahoma

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The Texas-sized party included fireworks, new UT-SEC merchandise and live broadcasts from the SEC Network. AUSTIN, Texas — Bye-bye Big 12, hello SEC. Texas and Oklahoma are finally making their long-awaited conference switch. But first, it’s time to party with Bevo (the longhorn) and Pitbull (the human). The three-years-in-the-making switch to the Southeastern Conference for … Read more